Jan 11, 2024

Man dies after car strikes sign pillar on Kansas Turnpike

Posted Jan 11, 2024 1:00 AM

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 12:30p.m. Wednesday in Leavenworth County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Buick Century driven by Damian Osborne, 24, West Orange, New Jersey, was westbound on Interstate 70 just west of the Tonganoxie exit.

The car left the roadway to the left and struck the sign pillar. Osborne was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Frontier Forensics. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.